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FLIX PIX (985): “EDGE OF THE CITY Puts You on the Edge of Your Seat”

Posted on December 24, 2022 by KPKeelan

EDGE OF THE CITY (directed by Martin Ritt, 1957) ***** (out of 5) . > Martin Ritt directed this tense, exciting, well-written racial drama with a light hand that did not reduce a complicated, thorny issue to platitudes and well-worn tropes. … Continue reading →

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KPK on the CINEMA (98): The Films of April 2020

Posted on July 22, 2021 by KPKeelan

. > April 2020 saw me focusing on films by two of the most durable, respected icons of the cinema- black actors whose intrinsic dignity and integrity made them role models for millions of African Americans and other ethnicities who … Continue reading →

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FLIX PIX (985): “EDGE OF THE CITY Puts You on the Edge of Your Seat”

KPK on the CINEMA (98): The Films of April 2020

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